Why geography matters: MPs with constituencies a long distance from Westminster choose different ways to represent their voters
Willumsen, D. M.
(5 February 2019)
Why geography matters: MPs with constituencies a long distance from Westminster choose different ways to represent their voters.
Democratic Audit Blog.
MPs face demands on their time in both Westminster and their constituency. The greater the distance between the area they represent and Parliament, the more this requires trade-offs. David M. Willumsen finds that the type of parliamentary activities an MP takes part in is affected by the distance of their constituency from Westminster, which has implications for the principle of equal representation
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2019 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 06 Jan 2021 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108088 |